Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Minnesota

2025-08-15 · near Point Douglas, Washington, Minnesota

Event narrative

Trees and power lines were downed just north of Hastings.

Wider weather episode

An area of scattered storms quickly developed during the afternoon of Friday, August 15th across parts of central Minnesota. As the storms moved east, several of them produced large hail, especially just north, west, and south of the metro. There was only one report of wind damage, which came out of Dakota county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290154. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.